Introduction to “Implicit memory: Multiple perspectives”

Examination of implicit memory from multiple perspectives—cognitive, developmental, psychophysiological, and neuropsychological—and addresses key methodological, empirical, and theoretical issues in this rapidly growing sector of memory research are addressed.

Abstract

Psychological studies of memory have traditionally assessed retention of recently acquired information with recall and recognition tests that require intentional recollection or explicit memory for a study episode. During the past decade, there has been a growing interest in the experimental study of implicit memory: unintentional retrieval of information on tests that do not require any conscious recollection of a specific previous experience. Dissociations between explicit and implicit memory have been established, but theoretical interpretation of them remains controversial. The present set of papers examines implicit memory from multiple perspectives—cognitive, developmental, psychophysiological, and neuropsychological—and addresses key methodological, empirical, and theoretical issues in this rapidly growing sector of memory research.